Samantha Sandoval
26 October 2012
Should Gay Marriage be Legal?Same sex marriage is an issue that many people stand against; it is against the church’s teachings of morality. Others also see homosexuality in general as a trend and a choice. Although those are some beliefs it has been proven through science that homosexuality is not a choice. Often time’s people look past the fact that by not allowing gay marriage they are taking away human rights, and though a same sex couple may be in a very serious relationship they will never be able to receive any of the benefits that come with marriage. If same sex marriage was legal no harm would be done to anyone. The government is paying unnecessary attention on an issue that could be solved simply with separation of church and state. So same sex marriage should not be such a problem because everyone should have the right to be married and be with the one they want to spend the rest of their life with. Gay marriage should be legal because everyone has the right to love, by not allowing same sex marriage no one suffer but the ones who cannot be married, so the government should not have a say in if it should be legal or not.

Same sex marriage also known as gay marriage is the act of legally or socially accepting the marriage and unity of two individuals of the same sex. Those who deserve to participate in same sex marriage are typically considered homosexual. A homosexual is a male or a female that is attracted to those of their own sex. Same sex love has been around since ancient civilizations. Some historical figures were recorded to have had relations with those of the same sex. In the ancient Roman patriarchal society it was socially acceptable for an adult male citizen to take part same sex relationships. In more than one dynasty in ancient China homosexuality was considered popular, and even after the cultural reformation same sex couples were not as persecuted with the same severity as in Europe during the...

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...Should we legalize same-sex marriage in our country?
To persuade
To persuade my audience that we should legalize same-sex marriage in our country.
Same-sex marriage should be legalized since it is the natural form of the marriage evolution, part of human rights and able to prevent psychological stress from the LGB community. (LGB- lesbian, gays and bisexuals)
Problem and solution
I.INTRODUCTION
Picture this... A man meets someone he loves. Someone he is sure will bring him happiness and someone he wants to grow old with. He wants to take the next important step in his life with a marriage proposal but oops...the person whom he proposes to is of the same sex! Now he is distressed because the law of his country says that it is wrong to marry the person of the same sex.
Based on some survey done worldwide, the majority of countries that opposes the idea cited religious ground as their main objection to this type of marriage. Putting that aside, what are left to stand between the union of two people who wanted to spend their lives together?
Since 2001, there are 10 countries which had legalized same-sex marriage. There are included Spain, Canada, Argentina and other seven countries. The same-sex couples able to enjoy their marriage benefit same like others such as the insurance, ownership of property, agency law and others.
Today I would like...

...﻿“LegalizingGayMarriages”
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So why should we legalize gaymarriages? After doing some research, here are some reasons that appealed to me.
1. Denying a gay person marriage is a violation of their rights of religious freedom, as the First Amendment of the Constitution clearly states that a person’s religious view or lack of religious views must be protected, meaning that people must respect even if they do not believe in that religion, therefore not believing that gaymarriage is a sin.
2. Denying gaymarriages is a form of minority discrimination.
3. By legalizinggaymarriages, it would decrease the amount of children in foster homes, because same sex couples cannot procreate.
4. Same sex marriages are not discriminated against when it comes to financial benefits.
5. The only thing that should matter in marriage is love.
6. It doesn’t hurt society or anyone in particular.
Why we should not legalize...

...GayMarriages Make Them Legal: Rebuttal
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...Introduction
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The first social science article titled, “Same-sex parenting and children’s outcomes: A closer examination of the American Psychological Association’s brief on lesbian and gay parenting” by Loren Marks, talks about how children of lesbian or gay parents are not disadvantaged in relation to children of heterosexual parents. This study also explains that children who grow in a household of a single parent are actually worse off than children of homosexual parents. With this study, there is an emergence from the traditional family form of a nuclear family. However, the data represented in this article concluded that the idea of this is difficult to be grounded into science. The reason for this is because in order for this study to have more validity, there needs to be a sampling of a larger representative sample that is to include more diverse same sex families, and also examine the economic concerns that develop during adolescence and childhood. Even though this study may not be considered valid to science, it does provide future validity for future researchers.
The next social science article titled, “The Future Impact of Same-Sex Marriage: More Questions than...